Which is really all to say that despite the irreverence, three years on and the question of questions hasn’t disappeared.

At this point, I would say they are a vitally important part of teaching. During my training I was told that they were a vitally important part of teaching. So where did it all go wrong? Our understanding of the role of questions is flawed.

Consider the following two views:

1 – “Never ask pupils a question to which they have not already been told the answer.”

One Response to Never ask pupils a question to which they have not already been told the answer.

Additionally, if pupils have come out with some reasoned implications of what they’ve been taught, you could furthermore ask: “What parallels or analogies can you see with other systems/areas/ideas etc. etc. etc. I’m not sure this is pushing their brains too.hard.